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Cost Savings

Significant Cost Savings

Cyntech’s anchor systems can result in cost savings of up to 80 per cent compared with traditional pipeline buoyancy control methods. Our anchor systems eliminate the need for concrete weights or concrete coated pipe to control pipeline buoyancy. Materials, storage and transportation costs, as well as the need for personnel and equipment hours are all reduced significantly with the use of our exclusive system.

When comparing the cost of Cyntech pipeline anchors versus concrete weight or bag weights, it is important to be accurate.

For example, (as seen on the table) concrete weights may cost around $550 per weight while an anchor set may cost around $1900 per set. Because of the great capacity and spacing of the anchor set, it is important to calculate the cost of pipeline per meter in addition to the complete supply and install for each method of buoyancy control (including shipping, storage cleanup etc.). This will help determine an accurate number.

Typical concrete weight spacing is five metres while Cyntech's anchors are spaced at 35 metres. As the chart shows, there are cost savings to be made. 100 kms of 30-inch pipeline would require 20,000 weight (approx. $11,000,000) versus 1900 anchor sets at a cost of $4,180,000, providing savings of 62 per cent. In this case, weights cost $110 per metre, and Cyntech's anchors cost as little as $41.80 per metre. The same cost analysis method should be used for bag weights and other weight-type buoyancy systems to compare the true cost of the different buoyancy control methods.

In other words, the greater the pipe diameter, the greater the possibility of increased savings.